Reconstruction of a painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir of " A Bather " using textile material.

1. PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR
(History of Art)
PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

2. INTRODUCTION:
The final project is primarily a reconstruction of Renoir’s painting of
a bather using textile. It’s more of an experiment to play with light
and to see if textiles alone can create a painting retaining its
essence. I used scrap cloth materials discarded by the tailors and cut
them into small pieces and placed them on a white cloth (base) to
get the effect of his small and irregular brush strokes. It’s A3 size.
During the exhibition it was a work in progress and after working
approximately for five hours a week after the course was over for the
following four weeks, I finally managed to complete it. I used glue to
stick the fabrics together and even layered them to get the depth.

3. PICTURES OF WORK IN PROGRESS
WEEK 1
Layer-wise deconstruction on butter paper

4. • Grid break-up of the
image
• Painting outline on the
cloth

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• The picture
• The initial
understanding
of Renoir’s work
• Concept note
• Visual diary
• Reconstruction
using textiles

6. WEEK 2

8. WEEK 3

9. WEEK 4

12. THANK YOU =)
AMEESHI GOENKA
FOUNDATION STUDIES PROGRAM